Director_General_of_NSG

Director General of the National Security Guard

Director General of the National Security Guard

Head of the Indian National Security Guard

Director General (DG) is the head of the Indian National Security Guard (NSG), the federal contingency deployment force that was created to deal with terrorism in India. The DG is selected by the Home Minister (MHA).[1] In the first thirty-one years since its creation in 1984, the NSG has had twenty-eight DGs, with an average tenure of one year and few months.[2] All the selected DGs have been officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS).

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Director General of NSG(essentially from IPS) is equivalent in rank to a lieutenant general in the Army, an air marshal in the Air Force, or a vice admiral in the Navy, all three-star ranks.

The Director General is assisted, for administrative matters, by four IG Rank officers drawn from the Indian Police Service and also from the Indian Army of whom two are Inspectors General each for Administration and Headquarters (HQ) who in turn are assisted by Deputy Inspectors General.[3] The Financial Advisor of the NSG has been an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary from one of the Central Accounts Services and also has Dy Advisors from these Central Accounts Services.

List of Directors General

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[15]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former DGs". nsg.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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    "Home :Former DGs". NSG. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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    "Statement Showing Details of Organization – Wise Vacancies in CAPFs / CPOs, etc.. UPTO 3 1 . 03 .201 5 meant for IPS officers at various levels" (PDF). mha.nic.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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    "Mooshahary: from clerk to Governor in same city". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    "Jyoti Krishan Dutt appointed Director General of NSG". One India. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    "NPS Aulakh is new NSG chief". Times of India. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    "Subhash Joshi takes over as DG, NSG". India Strategic. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/AppointmentArvindRanjan-261213.PDF. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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    "J N Choudhury, IPS (AM:78) appointed as Director General, National Security Guard (NSG) with effect from the date of his joining the post and till his superannuation on 31.05.2015, or until further orders, whichever event takes place". Times of India. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    "R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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    http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/R.C.Tayal080615.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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    "Sudhir Pratap Singh named new NSG chief, OP Singh CISF DG". Economic Times. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed new DG of National Security Guard". Economic Times. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  14. [14]
    PTI (18 October 2019). "Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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    "Former DG's". NSG.

17.https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ma-ganapathy-appointed-nsg-chief-kuldiep-singh-to-head-crpf-11615913486684.doc
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